Configuring A Network; Tracking Commands - Siemens RX1500 User Manual

Chapter 5
Setup and Configuration
• Section 5.20.4.1, "Configuring a Network"
• Section 5.20.4.2, "Tracking Commands"
Section 5.20.4.1

Configuring a Network

To configure a network for the RIP protocol, do the following:
1. Change the mode to Edit Private or Edit Exclusive.
2. Add one or more network IP addresses. For more information, refer to
IP Address".
3. Add one or more network interfaces. For more information, refer to
Interface".
4. Add one or more neighbors. For more information, refer to
Section 5.20.4.2

Tracking Commands

Network commands can be tracked using event trackers configured under global » tracking. For more
information about event trackers, refer to
A network command is activated based on the event tracker's state. The Apply When parameter determines
when the command is activated. For example, if the Apply When parameter is set to down, the network
command becomes active (thereby advertising the network to a router's RIP peers) when the tracked target is
unavailable.
To track a command for a RIP network, do the following:
1. Change the mode to Edit Private or Edit Exclusive.
2. Make sure a prefix list distribution path has been configured. For more information, refer to
"Managing the Prefix List
3. Navigate to routing » dynamic » rip » distribute-prefix-list » {direction} » {interface}, where: {direction}
is the direction (incoming or outgoing) in which to filter routing updates and {interface} (optional) is the name
of the interface.
Click the + symbol in the menu next to track. The Track form appears
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Section 3.17, "Managing Event
Distribution".
Section 5.20.5.2, "Adding a Network
Section 5.20.6.2, "Adding a Network
Section 5.20.7.2, "Adding a
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Neighbor".
Section 5.20.8,
Configuring a Network